Glow
Glow is a free, open-source command-line developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Render markdown on the CLI, with pizzazz. It has 27,619 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at charmbracelet/glow.
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About Glow
Render markdown on the CLI, with pizzazz! Glow is a terminal based markdown reader designed from the ground up to bring out the beauty—and power—of the CLI.
Install Glow
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
brew install glowwinget install charmbracelet.glowchoco install glowsnap install glowSimilar apps
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What is Glow?
Glow is a free, open-source command-line developer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux. Render markdown on the CLI, with pizzazz. It has 27,619 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at charmbracelet/glow.
Is Glow free and open source?
Yes. Glow's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Glow?
Homebrew: brew install glow, winget: winget install charmbracelet.glow, Chocolatey: choco install glow and Snap: snap install glow. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v3.0.0).
Is Glow still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 2, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.